Ademola Adeleke urges calm, describes PDP crisis as family affair

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has appealed to members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain calm amid the current crisis rocking the party at the national level, describing it as a family affair.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke expressed confidence that the issues would soon be resolved through collective efforts of party stakeholders.

Adeleke said all members of the PDP must remain steadfast and united to ensure the party regains its strength and achieves success in the coming elections.

“I urge all members of our party, the PDP, to remain calm and be steadfast. We are cruising to victory next year and we must remain committed to ensuring that we rebuild this party for renewed landslide victory,” the governor stated.

He emphasised that the internal disagreement at the national level was not unusual, describing it as an internal family issue that would soon be resolved.

“The ongoing disagreement within the party at the national level is a family affair and I want to assure all members both at the state and national level that it will soon be resolved,” Adeleke said.

According to him, party leaders at the national level are already engaging in consultations and deliberations to ensure peace and unity return to the party.

“All the stakeholders at the national level have the party’s progress and success at heart and are all looking at ways to resolve the crisis as soon as possible,” he added.

The governor also charged PDP leaders across local governments and wards in Osun State to intensify mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2026 governorship election.

“I hereby direct all party leaders across wards and local governments to begin massive mobilisation for our party ahead of the 2026 Governorship Election. We are the party to beat and our party will come out stronger and better,” he concluded.